May 16, 2020 by [ "James R. Miller" ]
Categories: rpgs Tags: tools tokentool

RPG Tools 02: TokenTool

TokenTool from RPTools is a fantastic little cross-platform open-source program that lets you quickly and easily make tokens for your virtual tabletop of choice.

How to get it

Head on over to their wbesite and download for Windows, Mac, Linux, or Java source from here. And best of all, it’s free.

What does it do?

From their website:

TokenTool removes much of the tedium from creating tokens for use with MapTool or your favorite online gaming application. Just drag an image into the background, select a frame, zoom and pan to suit, and drag off a finished token. The resulting token is transparent around the edges and cropped to the size you wanted.

I use it to make all sorts of tokens for my virtual tabletop of choice (FoundryVTT).

How to use it

I’ve uploaded a short clip on Youtube showing off the basic functionality.

You can also simply drag new images into the frame with the art you want to use to create a token.